Wells Fargo Bank · Iowa · 2025

Wells Fargo Bank in Iowa: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Wells Fargo Bank took 864 mortgage applications in Iowa in 2025, ranking #28 of 739 lenders active in the state. It originated 60.9% of them and denied 12.9% (17.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 12.9%.

864Applicationsin IA
17.3%Decision denial ratestate 15.3%
6.50%Median ratestate 6.50%
$165,000Median loanstate $135,000
$116MVolume81 counties

Wells Fargo Bank in Iowa vs the state

12.9%Denial rate-0.01 pts vs state
17.3%Decision denial rate+2.03 pts vs state
60.9%Origination rate-7.58 pts vs state
6.50%Median rate0.00 pts vs state
0.18Rate spread (pts)-0.02 pts vs state
$81kMedian applicant income
526Loans originated
111Denied

Trend in Iowa

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231,18869720.5%6.50%#16
202496553719.0%6.50%#18
202586452612.9%6.50%#28

What Wells Fargo Bank lends in Iowa

By loan purpose

Home purchase 541 63% · 10.2% denied
Refinance 63 7% · 17.5% denied
Cash-out refinance 196 23% · 15.8% denied
Home improvement 30 3% · 23.3% denied
Other / HELOC 34 4% · 20.6% denied

By loan type

Conventional 791 92% · 12.0% denied
FHA 58 7% · 25.9% denied
VA 15 2% · 6.7% denied

Why it denied Iowa applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 57 51%
Collateral 26 23%
Credit history 14 13%
Other 9 8%
Insufficient cash 5 5%

Where in Iowa

Counties with the most Wells Fargo Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Polk County 20712728 13.5%
Dallas County 57413 5.3%
Linn County 52334 7.7%
Woodbury County 512810 19.6%
Story County 49392 4.1%
Cerro Gordo County 48339 18.8%
Scott County 47198 17.0%
Marshall County 24115 20.8%
Marion County 23134 17.4%
Warren County 21112 9.5%

Other large lenders in Iowa

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
GREENSTATE Credit UnionB 13,8295.9%6.50%
Veridian Credit UnionB 8,7258.9%6.49%
Rocket MortgageC 3,76122.7%6.63%
Hills Bank and TrustA 3,4346.1%6.25%
U.S. BankD 2,72025.7%7.00%
Dupaco CommunityA 2,66916.1%7.00%
Community Choice Credit UnionB 2,65311.8%6.13%
Iowa Bankers MortgageB 2,42315.4%6.50%
Broker SolutionsD 2,3866.4%6.75%
Northwest BankA 2,1815.7%6.38%

Frequently asked questions

Iowa: 864 applications in 2025, of which 526 were originated and 111 denied.

12.9% of all applications, or 17.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The Iowa statewide average across all lenders was 12.9%.

The median rate on loans Wells Fargo Bank originated in Iowa in 2025 was 6.50%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Wells Fargo Bank's own HMDA filing for properties located in Iowa, 2025. The grade is national; state-level figures are shown for context and are not separately graded. Methodology